Bhopal, Sep 17 (PTI) Over 23.79 lakh persons were inoculated against COVID-19 till 8 pm during the mega vaccination campaign organised by the Madhya Pradesh government to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 71st birthday on Friday, an official said.

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As per the figures released by the government, at least 23,79,829 people had taken the COVID-19 vaccine shots in the state under the mega campaign 3.0 till 8 pm.

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The number is likely to increase, as the drive will continue till late in the night, it was stated.

The state had set a target to vaccinate over 32 lakh persons on the occasion of the Prime Minister's birthday.

The state had earlier created a record by inoculating 28.50 lakh persons in a day.

According to authorities, a total of 5,56,58,845 vaccine doses have been administered to eligible beneficiaries in the state till Friday.

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